by Patrick Battuello | Jul 21, 2014 | Casualties, Horse Anatomy
In futurity trials at Ruidoso Downs (New Mexico) on Friday, a pair of 2-year-olds – Ivory On the Up, Old Happy Cowboy – were vanned off with possibly (probably?) fatal injuries in the same race. A reminder from equine vet Kraig Kulikowski: “A...
by Patrick Battuello | Dec 14, 2013 | Casualties, Horse Anatomy
Three Quarter Horses were vanned off at Sunland Park yesterday afternoon after running stakes trials: Mrs James (race 1), Swiss Fame (race 2), and Cartier N Capris (race 6). All three are but two years old. A reminder from equine vet Kraig Kulikowski: “A two...
by Patrick Battuello | Dec 5, 2013 | Dead Athletes, Horse Anatomy
Saturday at Aqueduct, 2-year-old Long Island Lee fractured a leg and was killed back at the barn. The filly was trained by Rick Violette Jr. Mr. Violette has now lost eight horses in NY since 2009; at the times of their deaths, nary a one was physically mature....
by Patrick Battuello | Nov 24, 2013 | Dead Athletes, Horse Anatomy
Dashing Nic, two, was killed after finishing 8th in last evening’s 5th race (his fourth career start) at Evangeline Downs. The gelding was ridden by David Alvarez, trained by Robert Touchet, and owned by Clark Wayne Stout. Later in the Evangeline night, Jess...
by Patrick Battuello | Sep 15, 2013 | Horse Anatomy
Equine advocates often decry the racing of two-year-olds, and for good reason. But what many may not fully understand is that forcing two-year-olds onto the track is only marginally worse, medically speaking, than doing the same to three and four-year-olds, for the...
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